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senoritafishSince we got our tax refund (read loan check from H&R Block), we spent last Saturday shopping for bunk beds for the boys. Angus has been sleeping on a kid's couch that folds out into a bed, since we moved Avalon into his bed - we converted it back into a crib from a toddler bed.
We wanted to get something that incorporated drawers and possibly a desk, since that room is only 11'x11' and floor space is at a premium. There was one that had both of those features plus closet space in the back, and a trundle bed on the bottom. However, that one was nearly $1000, the upper bunk was above my head, and I could see the closet space used for hide 'n seek and them fighting over the low status trundle bed. We did find a reasonable one at another store with a desk, drawers and shelves. The bottom bed goes under the top one, but perpendicular.
John's friend Alex came over to help set it up and wound up making it take a lot longer than if I had been helping him. Alex always thinks he knows better than anyone else and has to argue about the right way to do everything. I have issues with Alex, but I’ll talk about them later. They finally got it done and everyone was excited to have new beds at first. Angus was happy to take the top bunk (which I discovered is a pain to get sheets on), but come bedtime, Gareth was upset not to have his old bed, and refused to sleep in it. It's small enough I figured if he still objected later, we could still fit it under the upper bunk and he could use it for a couple more years. But he seems to have adapted now. We also discovered that we have to put the ladder out of reach during the day, or Avalon will be climbing up there, and she's much too small for that, yet. She's navigating ladders much earlier than her brothers.
We wanted to get something that incorporated drawers and possibly a desk, since that room is only 11'x11' and floor space is at a premium. There was one that had both of those features plus closet space in the back, and a trundle bed on the bottom. However, that one was nearly $1000, the upper bunk was above my head, and I could see the closet space used for hide 'n seek and them fighting over the low status trundle bed. We did find a reasonable one at another store with a desk, drawers and shelves. The bottom bed goes under the top one, but perpendicular.
John's friend Alex came over to help set it up and wound up making it take a lot longer than if I had been helping him. Alex always thinks he knows better than anyone else and has to argue about the right way to do everything. I have issues with Alex, but I’ll talk about them later. They finally got it done and everyone was excited to have new beds at first. Angus was happy to take the top bunk (which I discovered is a pain to get sheets on), but come bedtime, Gareth was upset not to have his old bed, and refused to sleep in it. It's small enough I figured if he still objected later, we could still fit it under the upper bunk and he could use it for a couple more years. But he seems to have adapted now. We also discovered that we have to put the ladder out of reach during the day, or Avalon will be climbing up there, and she's much too small for that, yet. She's navigating ladders much earlier than her brothers.
